What is a carry-on bag?
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Hand luggage is a small or not very large suitcase, bag or backpack that the passenger has the right to carry with them onto the plane, free of charge.
These bags can be stored in the luggage compartments, inside the plane, below the seat or above the seat in the overhead bin.
Hand luggage functionality:
You may be wondering what the main function of a carry-on bag is or what you can't carry in a carry-on bag, don't worry, we'll answer your questions now!
The carry-on suitcase is used to carry those essential objects that cannot be left far from you. So what can go in your hand luggage? Examples of this are documents, jewelry, money, cards, belts, glasses, cell phones, electronic devices, etc.
These are precisely those pieces of luggage that you cannot check separately.
Guidelines and standards allowed in hand luggage:
Size:
• 55 cm (height) x 35 cm (width) x 25 cm (depth) is the measurement accepted by most airlines!
Weight:
According to the definition of ANAC (National Civil Aviation Agency)
• 10 kg is the maximum baggage weight on regular and low-cost airlines, for both national and international flights.
• Note: if your luggage exceeds the established weight, for a fee charged it can be checked in as checked baggage, so it is important to fully comply with the standards charged for hand luggage!
Amount:
• 1 suitcase per person. Smaller bags, such as a cosmetic bag, inside the suitcase are allowed!
• Airlines also provide a backpack that fits inside the compartment below the seat.
• Note: even people with babies cannot take more than one hand luggage, if they really need to take that extra bag, they will have to buy a seat and a ticket for the baby or child!
What can you pack in your hand luggage?
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We list what can go in your hand luggage in national travel, i.e. only what you will take in your hand luggage on your national trip!
Remembering that for International travel required luggage protocols will be special and for certain countries, some objects and foods are not allowed!
Check your travel regulations in advance!
What can I take in my hand luggage:
• Reading materials, books or magazines
• Small women's, medicine or cosmetic bags
• Umbrella or cane without a sharp tip.
• Thin high heels
Specifying what you can carry in your hand luggage:
Medication:
What can go in your hand luggage:
• Liquid or tablet-based medications that do not require a prescription
• Essential medicines with a medical prescription in the patient's name
• If the medicine requires refrigeration, the passenger must take it in the appropriate container for their care, as some airlines do not provide this service.
Solid cosmetics:
What can I take in my hand luggage:
• Stick or roll-on deodorant
• Lipsticks, or lip balm
• Shampoo and conditioner
Hygiene and Cosmetics:
Liquid objects, such as perfumes and colognes that contain alcohol, cannot have a liquid quantity above 500 ml/g
You are only allowed to take up to 4 bottles of up to 300 ml/g of aerosols and atomizers for medical use:
• Toothpaste and mouthwash
• Nail polish or nail polish remover
• Make up remover
• Bath oils, moisturizing lotions
• Tonics
• Facial cleansing lotions
• Liquid base
• Gloss, gels and hairspray
Food and Drinks:
What to pack in your hand luggage for a domestic trip:
• Liquids and alcohol purchased at the duty free airline.
• Cakes, cookies, crackers, chips, nuts, chocolate, cereal bars
• Cheeses
• Ham, sausages, packaged meat, canned meats and pates
• Yogurt
• Oriental seasonings (liquid form, sauces)
• Soups, starch-based creams, powdered seasonings
• Baby foods are allowed, such as baby food, as long as they come in transparent packaging and respect the 500 ml/g norm.
Electronics:
What can I take in my hand luggage:
• MP3, DVD, CD
• Laptop
• Cell phones or smartphones
• Camcorders
• GPS, pager
• Photography accessories, without being sharp.
• Cameras
• Straightener and dryer.
• Notebook
• Phone charger
• Wrist watches
Sports:
What can go in your hand luggage:
• Deflated balls, i.e. deflated
• Tennis or ping pong rackets
• Skiing (Accessories such as glasses, gloves and boots)
• Diving: masks and fins
Bonus: what can I take in my carry-on bag too
• Electronic cigarettes (because they cannot be shipped)
• Flowers
• Selfie “stick”
• Clothing, such as a jacket or equivalent
• Small duty free bag
• Human thermal measurement thermometers
• Objects with blades less than 6 cm
• Cartridge razor
• Musical instruments (allowed through instrument size)
• Aerosols for medical or personal hygiene use
What you CANNOT take in your hand luggage:
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Sharp or cutting objects:
What you can't take in your hand luggage:
• Knives, scissors
• Axes, hatchets, machetes
• Razor, razor blade
• Epilators and razors
• Scalpels, syringes and needles
• Ice picks.
Tools:
What you can't take in your hand luggage on a plane:
• All types of multitools, or universal tools
• Mountain range
• Nail pistol
• Screwdrivers and chisels with a blade or shaft longer than 6 cm.
• Car parts
• Steel cables
• Handcuffs
• Hammers, crowbars, hammers
• Pocket knives with folding blades
• Drills
• Alarm devices
Weapons:
• Ammunition, bullets, smoke generating cartridge
• Torches, catapults, slingshots
• Crossbow
• Firearms of all types, such as pistols, machine guns and shotguns
• Weapons used in martial arts
What you CANNOT take in your hand luggage on a plane according to ANAC:
Cosmetics and flammable or explosive materials:
What you can't take in your hand luggage:
• Explosives
• Propane or butane gas cylinders.
• Flammable Gases
• Torch-type lighters
• Detonators, fuses
• Dynamite
• Fireworks
• Grenades, mines, fuze, gunpowder
• Metallic powders and similar
• Liquid fuel and other flammable liquids
• Pyrotechnic material
• Fuzes, mines, grenades or similar
• Flammable liquids,
• Aerosols
• Aerosol animal repellents
Toxic or chemical substances will not be accepted, examples:
What you can't take in your hand luggage on a plane:
• Fire extinguishers
• Paralyzing sprays
• Compressed gases
• Acids, soda
• Radioactive or infectious material
• Poisons
• Chlorine
• Liquid bleaches
• Batteries with corrosive spillable liquids
What to pack in your hand luggage for a domestic trip?
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Now that you know what is and isn't allowed in your carry-on bag, let's pack your bags and finalize check-in on that incredible trip that you and your family want to take so much?
Taking a vacation or traveling in your free time is great, isn't it? To make things even better, taking time to organize your bags, with everything that needs to be checked in and everything that needs to stay with you is essential!
Take everything you need to use during the flight, personal hygiene items, or health objects such as an asthma inhaler or medicine you need (check the rules for carrying specific medicines in advance).
Carry permitted foods, fruit or yogurt to satisfy hunger, cookies and chocolate for your children while they wait to land. Take a great book or listen to music while you wait for the time to pass.
Don't forget your documents and glasses to avoid that headache. Or other valuable objects that you like to have close by, especially if it is something comfortable for those who don't like flying or are traveling for the first time.
Pack your suitcase according to the airline's rules, leave everything ready, board and enjoy a good trip!
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